Water

Did you know this about water?

Water is a fascinating chemical with unique features. A molecule formed by two such light elements as hydrogen and oxygen should be expected to be a gas at room temperature. Instead it is a liquid that boils at 100 °C. And unlike almost all other chemicals the density of water reaches a maximum not in its solid state, but as a liquid at a temperature slightly above the freezing point – at +4 °C. If it had not been for this, lakes would freeze from the bottom instead of on the top. Fish would then have problems to survive in northern climates.

Water is also a fantastic solvent capable of solving not all, but a very extensive range of other chemicals. While very useful in many perspectives, this is sometimes also a problem. Environmentally harmful substances can easily dissolved and end up where they could cause problems.

Environment

Water is instrumental for life. In the scientific search for life in the solar system it is water that is searched for. Life as we know it so far simply could not exist without water. This is not least reflected by the fact that 2 of the 17 UN development goals for 2030 deal with water. Indirectly almost all of them depend on the availability of clean water. Today there is a growing awareness of the importance of water in society. This awareness means for instance that:

Local waters should not be polluted

Water deficit is a problem – even in sparsely populated areas in northern Europe

Not only ground waters, lakes and rivers, but also the oceans are affected

An important tool used to better understand the effect on water of human consumption is various water footprint measures. Whereas these are valuable to understand and compare statistical differences and to identify efficient technologies they do overlook another important feature: As industries grow bigger the challenge is no longer restricted to ensuring a low specific water consumption or a low concentration of pollutants to the recipient. Also the size of the industry could be a challenge in itself since the water resources are limited as such. This means that also a highly efficient industry could still locally consume too much water – or locally discharge too much pollutants for the environment to cope with.

Social responsibility

As an industry you are a part of society. This inevitable fact becomes apparent to an increasing number of companies. And it calls for action. Once water was a self-evident raw material and one of few that came almost for free. Gradually water has become a cost to mills and enterprises and as such a matter to economize with. Water scarcity is today a reality in many places and a fundamental risk in many others. Consequently, companies are beginnig to discuss risk strategies concerning water at executive or board level.

But, hand on heart – for how long is it reasonable to believe that society will accept growing industries caring only for the activities inside their own fence? Since water is an absolute prerequisite for life – it is also a matter for society – and for companies. Many companies have realized that a license-to-grow strategy versus society is necessary to adopt. Such a strategy could also include ways to increase the abundancy of fresh water – for instance by introducing process water recirculation or by means of stimulating more rain to fall.

As a technology provider Axolot Solutions is committed to taking social responsibility. Our belief is that we do so largely by the cutting-edge technologies we provide for other companies to benefit from. But we have decided to take yet another step by forming a scientific council.

We are all about purifying and recycling water. Read our story.

Axolot Solutions

Many companies have developed brilliant ideas on how to remove impurities from water. We are not just another one in that line. Our approach is a different one. We separate contaminants from water. The water can then be recycled.

We make clean water for recirculation and reuse. And we save energy for you. This is our commitment since the company was founded in 2014.

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